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Wordle #1784

Wordle Hints and Answer for Friday, May 8, 2026

Stuck on today's Wordle? You're in the right place! Below you'll find hints that start vague and get more specific. Try to solve it with as few hints as possible.

Today's puzzle is rated Hard difficulty, so you may need extra hints! The answer is a noun with 2 vowels and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Hard

noun

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

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Letters

Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

These words would be helpful first guesses for today's puzzle:

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Recommended Starting Words

AUDIORUMBAULTRA

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to light and darkness, or the absence of illumination in some form.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might encounter this word when learning about eclipses or studying how shadows work in science class.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with the letter U.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This is a near synonym for the darkest part of a shadow, where light is completely blocked.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word nearly rhymes with TUMBLE or has a similar sound to HUMBLE.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

The word starts with U and ends with A. It describes the complete shadow cast during an eclipse.

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Answer

UMBRA

Umbra comes from the Latin word meaning shade or shadow. In astronomy, it refers to the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on Earth or the Moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse. The term can also be used more generally to describe a dark area or a phantom like presence.

Strategy Tip

Words starting with U are relatively uncommon in Wordle, appearing in only about 3 percent of answers. If you have ruled out common starting letters, trying ULTRA or UNDER as a guess can help you confirm or eliminate this possibility while also testing other useful letters.